OverviewKitumusote is a grass-roots NGO that aims to benefit the Maasai people of Tanzania – in particular to provide education combined with appropriate, culturally sensitive research, initiatives and activities that act to raise awareness and alleviate poverty of the Maasai by combining indigenous/traditional knowledge with modern knowledge and skills to implement locally sustainable community based projects. Run entirely by the Maasai, Kitumusote aims to bridge the gap between local and global knowledge while maintaining tradition in order to live in a more harmonious and conscientious society. Focus areas include: food security, deforestation, human rights, basic health care, women’s education and knowledge sharing.